# Segments (https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente)

A segment is a saved filter for one website's company list, for example all machine builders with more than 50 employees that visited your pricing page. Webmetic checks it again every time you use it, so new matching companies appear on their own. At the start, you find the sample segment **Großraum München** (Greater Munich) under **Select segment** in the filter bar. [Create a segment](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/segment-builder) describes how to create your own.

![The open segment picker with three segments and Create segment](https://webmetic.de/docs/media/en/light/segmente-auswahl.webp)

## Use segments [#use-segments]

You can use a saved segment in four places:

- In the list: when you choose the segment, the list shows only that segment's companies.
- For tags: Webmetic assigns a segment's tags to every matching company when you save, and then every 15 minutes during the day.
- By email: a notification of type **Segment** sends your team a list of the segment's companies on a schedule.
- In the export: the exported file contains only the companies of the active segment.

## Who can use segments [#who-can-use-segments]

Segments are available on every plan, including the Free plan and the trial, and cost no credits. You don't need admin rights for them. All users of your account see the same segments and can change them.

A segment belongs to the website you create it on and always shows that website's companies. To create and edit segments, you need a window at least 1,024 pixels wide. On smaller screens, you can only choose a segment.

## Create and maintain segments [#create-and-maintain-segments]

- [Create a segment](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/segment-builder): Set conditions, OR groups, a date range, and automatic tags, then save the segment.
- [Manage segments](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/verwalten): Choose, edit, copy, and delete segments.
- [Filter reference](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/filter-referenz): Look up which fields and operators the segment builder offers.

## Work with segments [#work-with-segments]

- [Segment recipes](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/praxisbeispiele): Rebuild ready-made segments for hot leads, sales territories, target customers, and campaigns.
- [Segment notifications and export](https://webmetic.de/docs/en/segmente/benachrichtigung-und-export): Receive a segment's companies by email, export them, and see which data other tools receive.